Chapter 157: I Will Protect You
“Little Martial Uncle, wait, where are you going?”
Li Jing grabbed Luo Wuhen’s clothes. “Little Martial Uncle, you finally appeared. I thought you wouldn’t show up, that you didn’t want to see me anymore.”
He smiled. The pain in his body vanished mostly because of the other person’s appearance. “Little Martial Uncle, it really is you. I knew you would definitely save me.”
Li Jing said several sentences, but Luo Wuhen didn’t respond.
He just looked at Li Jing indifferently, as if he hadn’t heard the words spoken earlier.
Luo Wuhen’s face sank. “Li Jing, you are not young anymore. You are the Young Sect Master of the Ling Xiao Sect. You carry the burden of the Ling Xiao Sect, all the disciples, and the sect’s future. Yet, what are you doing right now?”
His voice wasn’t loud, but it held an unprecedented severity and coldness, as well as disappointment in him—genuine disappointment.
Li Jing had thought he was just saying it like before, but it turned out he meant it. He lowered his head, loosening the hand clutching the hem of the robe.
In the past, no matter what he did, Luo Wuhen would follow behind him.
Looking at his somewhat unfamiliar Little Martial Uncle, Li Jing asked him, “Why doesn’t Little Martial Uncle want the Nine-Petaled Slumber? Would you rather endure pain continuously than accept it?”
Luo Wuhen frowned. “Is that all you care about?”
“Li Jing, you aren’t a child. You should know by heart what should be done and what shouldn’t. Your own safety isn’t a game. So many people in the sect worry about your safety, but you? What are you doing?”
Li Jing was a bit bewildered. He wanted to defend himself, to say he wanted to draw out his Little Martial Uncle through his own danger, but he never thought he would really get hurt, nor did he expect the Chi Xiao Sect to be so bold.
But what the other party said was fact; he had indeed nearly met with an accident.
Luo Wuhen took two steps forward, turning his back to him. “Sect Leader Senior Brother asked me to take you back.”
“I want to tell my friends before leaving.”
Li Jing objected immediately, looking at him pleadingly. “Little Martial Uncle, can you wait a bit? Wait until I tell my friends before leaving.”
Hearing him mention friends, Luo Wuhen was a bit surprised, simply saying, “Human hearts are sinister.”
Seeing his disbelief, Li Jing was unhappy.
“How are they not friends? They speak the truth to me and don’t flatter or curry favor with me because of my status. How are they not friends?”
If he said they were friends, they were friends.
The two stood in silent confrontation. Finally, Luo Wuhen spoke first. “How long?”
“I don’t know either.”
Seeing the person was really about to leave, Li Jing hurriedly called out to stop him. “Little Martial Uncle, let’s make a deal. You accept the Nine-Petaled Slumber and accompany me to hunt for treasure in Tianliao Mountain. I heard a spirit beast is appearing here; I want to see it.”
As he spoke, he felt a bit embarrassed, hesitating for a long while before continuing, “And treat everything I said before as unsaid. Little Martial Uncle is right; you are just my elder.”
Luo Wuhen agreed to his request to hunt for treasure in Tianliao Mountain together and return after the spirit beast appeared.
On the other side, Lin Qingyue and Ye Jingxian had just entered the scorching desert when the climate changed abruptly.
This time there was no spinning of the heavens and earth, only falling into a trap without warning.
Giant scorpions and lizards suddenly sprang out from under their feet. They blended almost perfectly with the desert, making not a sound.
“Holy crap, so ugly!”
Lin Qingyue couldn’t help but roast them while dodging.
These monster beasts not only had thick skin and hard shells but also carried toxins, making them difficult to deal with.
The three drew their swords immediately. Even Yu Qianqian’s saber struck sparks against the Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpion’s tail hook.
The tail of this Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpion was flexible and toxic. It swept up, down, left, and right like an iron chain, whipping up the desert sand.
Accompanying it was the Spiral Brown Stealth Lizard, which hid who-knows-where, popping out unpredictably to attack them.
With these two types of monster beasts cooperating, Lin Qingyue sent out his swords one by one.
“How did they end up together?”
“I want to know too.” Yu Qianqian’s eyes lit up. “But they are all good things; great for refining magical artifacts.”
Two types of monster beasts: one with poison and good combat power, the other extremely fast and capable of invisibility, striking by surprise.
If not for the sheer number, Lin Qingyue would definitely kill two to take back.
“More and more are appearing; let’s hurry up and leave.”
Lin Qingyue retrieved his swords one after another, sending them flying out again to kill the Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpions.
Ye Jingxian held his sword, killing monster beasts while telling Lin Qingyue and Yu Qianqian to go. This time, Lin Qingyue didn’t hesitate or struggle; he took Yu Qianqian and Bai Dou and left directly.
However, when a person is unlucky, even drinking water gets stuck in their teeth. Dust rose everywhere; only by getting away from the fighting could they see clearly.
Just then, a gale rose up, sweeping up the heavy sand. A sandstorm struck, and on the ground were a swarm of Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpions and Spiral Brown Stealth Lizards.
“Can’t see the direction anymore,” Yu Qianqian said.
“More than just can’t see the direction.” Lin Qingyue looked at the incoming dust storm. “If we don’t find a place to hide, we won’t know where we’ll be swept to in a moment.”
“Da Shixiong!” he shouted, taking out the jade bell Ye Jingxian gave him earlier and ringing it.
“Da Shixiong, we have to go now.”
The moment he rang it, Ye Jingxian arrived beside them. “Xiao Shidi, Yu Shimei, stay close to me.”
He used a magical artifact to connect the two to avoid getting separated, preparing to take them away from this place to dodge the monster beasts and the sandstorm.
Beside Yu Qianqian, Lin Qingyue suddenly saw a Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpion appear behind her.
While shouting at her, the sword in his hand blocked the scorpion’s hook for her.
The Red-Chain Phantasm Poison Scorpion was accompanied by a Spiral Brown Stealth Lizard. Although he blocked one, he was stung by the other’s recoil.
Chased by the tornado and sandstorm, the three ran to an unknown location and found an area with rock layers.
Finally, they could escape this storm.
Only then did Yu Qianqian discover the sting on the back of Lin Qingyue’s hand. “Lin Shixiong, are you okay?”
“I have pills here.” She was anxious, rummaging through her storage bag for antidote pills.
“I’m fine, it doesn’t hurt.”
Lin Qingyue’s hand was numb with pain and itchiness, yet he remained expressionless, looking as if nothing had happened.
He calmly ate the antidote pill. If he had shown a trace of pain, Yu Qianqian wouldn’t have felt so bad. But he didn’t, and Yu Qianqian’s eyes rimmed with red, her eyes full of guilt.
“Lin Shixiong, sorry. It’s because I’m useless and dragged you down.”
Her eyes were red, and her expression changed as she spoke firmly, “If we encounter danger later and really can’t escape, you don’t need to worry about me, just go.”
Lin Qingyue hadn’t taken the injury to heart—pain was a common meal in the past. But hearing her words, he became serious.
Meeting Yu Qianqian’s reddening eyes, he softened his tone and simply asked her, “If I were injured or dragging you down, would you abandon me and leave?”
Two “No’s” rang out simultaneously. Yu Qianqian shook her head frantically. Lin Qingyue laughed. “Right, you guys wouldn’t abandon me, so how could we abandon you?”
Yu Qianqian: “In future cultivation, I definitely won’t dare to slack off in the slightest.”
Lin Qingyue didn’t expect her to be so stubborn. “Even the most powerful people will get hurt when facing accidents and dangers they can’t conquer. Unless you never leave the sect for a lifetime, where is there absolute safety? Besides, I’m really fine. If you don’t believe me, ask Da Shixiong.”
Ye Jingxian set up a barrier for the two nearby. The storm wouldn’t disappear for a while, so they could only wait.
His gaze had been on Lin Qingyue ever since he realized he was injured. Hearing Lin Qingyue’s words, he nodded slightly, then naturally grabbed Lin Qingyue’s hand.
Lin Qingyue felt a bit embarrassed and wanted to pull back, but the other held on tight.
“Xiao Shidi, don’t move, I’m applying medicine. You and Yu Shimei don’t need to worry; I will protect you.”
Ye Jingxian carefully applied medicine to him, his movements natural and without any other meaning. Lin Qingyue’s fingertips trembled uncontrollably, and something in his chest was suddenly struck.
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